Table I.

Nominal values for tissue physical properties and model parameters.

		Value		Units	Reference
Property	Symbol	Prostate	Liver
Density	ρ	1050	1050	kg m−3	[84]
Specific heat capacity	c	3639	3639	J kg−1 K−1	[84]
Thermal conductivity	k0	0.54	0.51	W m−1 K−1	[84]
Nominal blood perfusion rate	ṁ0	2.5 (1—5)	15 (12–18)	kg m−3 s−1	[84]
Nominal acoustic attenuation coefficient	μ0	5.3	4.5	Np m−1 MHz−1	[31, 32, 57]
Nominal acoustic absorption coefficient	α0	5.3	4.5	Np m−1 MHz−1	[31, 32, 57]
Activation energy	ΔE	5.064e5	3.513e5	J mol−1	[66, 70]
Frequency factor	A	2.984e80	3.18e55	s−1	[66, 70]